August 16, 2018 By: Bill deMink
A manufacturer of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV’s) needed casters that could support 65,000lb jet engines, in addition to the 4,000 lb. weight of t...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
A manufacturer of testing systems for oil refineries developed an equipment testing machine for testing valves on oil pipelines. The test machine util...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
A leading tire manufacturer had a problem with an important piece of equipment at their facility: the large tread trucks used for moving rubber by han...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
A major manufacturer of marine products was designing a deck dolly to move a prototyped component of a new 68-food luxury boat through their facility....
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
A large foreign auto manufacturer uses dollies to transport parts in one of their assembly plants. The dollies are then pulled by a tugger in a five-d...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
The largest automaker in the United States was having issues with initial push force on various material handling carts in its facility, each with abo...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
A steel mill needed to transport extremely large rolls of steel throughout their facility, including out doors to other buildings. In the past, they h...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
A customer was having trouble moving a cart along a rail. The existing cart had four V-groove wheels in each corner. The load of the cart was over 2,5...
January 30, 2018 By: Joe Verbeke
US Automakers hold themselves to very high standards when it comes to safety, including ergonomics. They realize that injuries due to overexertion are...
